The length and content of general practice consultation in two urban districts of Beijing: A preliminary observation study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Jin, Guanghui ^a   Zhao, Yali ^a   Chen, Chao ^a   Wang, Wenji ^b   Du, Juan ^a   Lu, Xiaoqin ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Puren Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHINA; CONSULTATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASES; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SYMPTOM; TRANSFUSION; URBAN AREA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BEIJING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84942626930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135121     Document Type: Article

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